wattOS R10 is released, Based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
The wattOS team is pleased to announce the release of the newest version of wattOS – Release 10 – (also known as R10). Built on the latest version of Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS for long term support and stability. The Microwatt edition will not be released until a later date (look to the forums for details).
wattOS LXDE Edition is an open source project that provides users with an energy-efficient, fast and lightweight distribution of Linux based on the award winning and widely used Debian GNU/Linux operating system.
Availability, boot options and supported architectures
The LXDE edition of the wattOS Linux operating system, a remaster of the latest stable Debian release, is available for download as two Live CD ISO images, one for each of the supported architectures (64-bit and 32-bit (non-PAE)), which can be burned onto CD discs, or written to USB flash drives of 1GB or higher capacity.
From the boot prompt, the user can start the live environment with default options or in failsafe mode, run a memory diagnostic test, as well as to boot an existing operating system that is installed on the first hard disk drive.
Core apps and versions for LXDE
- OS-Basis – Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
- Core system – Kernel 4.4.0-36
- Web Browser – Firefox 48.0
- Music Player – Lollypop 0.9.112
- File Manager – PCManFM 1.2.4
- Graphics/Picture editing – gThumb 3.4.3
- File-transfer – Filezilla 3.15.0.2
- BitTorrent client – Transmission 2.84
- PDF viewer – Evince 3.18.2
- Gufw (ufw firewall gui) 16.04.1
Power management utilities like powertop to optimize settings, support for power management features of laptops are included.
Whats new in R10
A continued focus to try and provide a clean basic desktop with a few key apps that you can then add whatever tools you like for a modern clean desktop without the clutter.
– Upgrade to newest LTS Ubuntu as base
– All new versions and upgrades to programs mentioned above
– Broader support for wireless and various hardware (added Dynamic Kernel Module Support and legacy broadcom support for wider wireless out of the box for live installs/testing)
– Changed default music player to the excellent Lollypop music player that gives access to a wide variety of streaming stations
– Added the Gufw to provide an easy to use GUI to configure firewall settings and secure your system
– Changed graphics editing to gThumb to simplify photo editing
– Removal of additional applications that may not be used often by many. (CD burning, native video player)
LXDE versions wattOS should be able to run on any system that has a processor released in the last 10 years (some even further back) with 192-256MB of RAM to install but less than 128MB after install is complete. We enjoy bringing old computers back to life, and wattOS is a great candidate to do that.
Download:
wattOS-R10-64.iso (687MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist)
wattOS-R10-32.iso (710MB, MD5, torrent).
